A Real Estate Broker must deposit a security deposit for operations with the official depository located nearest to its principal business office.
The amount of security deposit for operations as provided for in the preceding paragraph is to be an amount as specified by Cabinet Order upon taking into account the conditions of transactions carried out by the Real Estate Broker and the protection of the interests of parties with whom the Real Estate Broker is engaged in transactions for the principal business office and other business offices on an office-by-office basis.
Government bond certificates, local bond certificates, and other negotiable security certificates as specified by an Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (including transfer bonds as prescribed in Article 278, paragraph (1) of the Act on Book-Entry Transfer of Company Bonds, Shares (Act No. 75 of 2001)) may, pursuant to the provisions of an Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, be allocated to the security deposit for operations as provided for in paragraph (1).
第一項の営業保証金は、国土交通省令の定めるところにより、国債証券、地方債証券その他の国土交通省令で定める有価証券（社債、株式等の振替に関する法律（平成十三年法律第七十五号）第二百七十八条第一項に規定する振替債を含む。）をもつて、これに充てることができる。
If a Real Estate Broker deposits a security deposit for operations, the Real Estate Broker must attach a copy of the documents of a deposit in which the acceptance of the deposit is stated, and provide notification of the fact thereof to the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or prefectural governor from whom the license was obtained.
宅地建物取引業者は、営業保証金を供託したときは、その供託物受入れの記載のある供託書の写しを添附して、その旨をその免許を受けた国土交通大臣又は都道府県知事に届け出なければならない。
A Real Estate Broker is not to commence its business unless a notification under paragraph (4) has been made.
If a Real Estate Broker does not provide a notification under paragraph (4) within three months of the date on which a license as provided for in Article 3, paragraph (1) is granted, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or prefectural governor must provide notice of the fact that said notification should be made.
If a Real Estate Broker does not provide a notification under paragraph (4) within one month of the date on which the notice as provided for in the preceding paragraph is arrived, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism or prefectural governor may rescind the license thereof.
If a Cabinet Order is to be enacted, revised, or abolished based on the provisions of paragraph (2), required transitional measures (including measures required for the supervision of transitional measures) concerning additional deposits and the recovery of a security deposit for operations may be specified by said Cabinet Order.
第二項の規定に基づき政令を制定し、又は改廃する場合においては、その政令で、営業保証金の追加の供託又はその取戻しに関して、所要の経過措置（経過措置に関し監督上必要な措置を含む。）を定めることができる。